पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · July 13, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.1 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः।

असंशयं समग्रं मां यथा ज्ञास्यसि तच्छृणु।।7.1।।
"7.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: Listen, O Arjuna! And I will tell thee how thou shalt know Me in my Full perfection, practising meditation with thy mind devoted to Me, and having Me for thy refuge." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya86.52°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra85.38°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha112.73°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.12°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra128.91°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani250.51°DhanuMūla P4

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:27
Yamaganda15:57 – 17:42
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:56
Varjyam06:01 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:26 – 07:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:11 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:56 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:12 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:57 – 17:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:42 – 19:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:27 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:42 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:57 – 23:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:12 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:56 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:11 – 05:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°
Longitude: 77.1734°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869847.27
Julian Day2458312.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1118°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.44°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1118°), declination 21.85°, EoT -5.36 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2018-07-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)